STAG3 is a strong candidate gene for male infertility
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STAG3 is a strong candidate gene for male infertility.
Oligo- and azoospermia are severe forms of male infertility. However, known genetic factors account only for a small fraction of the cases. Recently, whole-exome sequencing in a large consanguineous family with inherited premature ovarian failure (POF) identified a homozygous frameshift mutation in the STAG3 gene leading to a premature stop codon. STAG3 encodes a meiosis-specific subunit of the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Molecular Genetics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1460-2083,0964-6906
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu051